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New materials, new machines and new methods are all being put to the test in a second round of trials aimed at making roads less ecologically damaging.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Killer Materials, Dubious Contracts and National SecurityRead Full Article: The Construction Index

Edgbaston Stadium has received a funding boost in its bid to develop an on-site hotel and new spectator stand.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Rail contractor QTS Group has named Andy Steel as its new managing director.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The long-running saga of the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster rumbles on.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

A Kent building firm has eventually been fined £25,000, seven years after one of its tilers died from a six-foot fall.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

House-builder Crest Nicholson has admitted that new build defects have come to light on its buildings.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Wickes, a leading builders merchant for the trade and consumers, is taking over a company that installs domestic solar panels and gas boilers.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Regional contractor Beard has reported its biggest ever year of sales in its history.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

More than half of the local road network in England and Wales could fail in the next 15 years as the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaches a record high of £16.3bn.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Construction consultant Turner & Townsend has appointed three new directors to its energy and natural resources team.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Latest report from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows no change in annual house-building cost inflation.Read Full Article: The Construction Index